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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1927
Page
28
London dispatch reports Chinese troops firing on motor boats and yachts on a river near Lunghua Kiangshu. The British admiralty says a motorboat from the cruiser flagship of Vice Admiral Sir Tyrwhitt was sent to demand an apology or retaliation may follow.
The body of Senora Calles, wife of Mexico's president, was buried in Mexico City with military honors. President Calles, three sons, and high officials attended. The procession included the American embassy staff and a small anti clerical banner. Funeral rites were simple and no religious ceremony at the grave.
Grover A. Whalen urged Colonel Lindbergh not to fly his own plane from Washington to New York for a June reception. He advised using an army plane at Miller Field to avoid needing 13,000 police and 1,500 troops for crowd control.
New Haven June 6 AP reports an appeal by Tony Padula and the State's Attorney William Comiley of Fairfield County was argued in the Supreme Court of Errors after Padula's life sentence for second degree murder. The case concerns the 1926 shooting of Genarlo Clementi in South Norwalk and alleged prior knife attack. Margarite Fry's two suits against a deputy sheriff and an agent over eviction and alleged theft were also heard, with verdicts for the defendants in 1927.
Two terrorist attacks in 24 hours strike Soviet circles. In Leningrad, a bomb at a Communist Discussion Club injures 26, including 10 women, as attackers flee after firing revolvers. Separate blast kills Vice Chief Opansky of White Russia state police and injures Lieutenant Yani of Polish intelligence during transport to Minsk.
Charleston Missouri June 8 Approximately 160 000 acres of 200 000 acres in southeast Missouri farmland covered by Mission sippl fied waters last April have been inundated by the new rau L BE Berthe district government engineer estimated today The waters had seceded from all but about forty thousand ores Water is pouring uninterruptedly through the Dorena Missouri crevasse which broke several weeks ago About 15 per cent of the land re inundated had been planted to crops he added.
Charles Heyer 61 of 121 Middle Street, a one legged Bridgeport resident, lost his remaining leg to gangrene yesterday at Bridgeport Hospital. He had earlier lost his right leg above the knee in New Haven after leaving Vermont for medical care. He had worked as a proof reader in a Vermont printing firm for 30 years and walked with crutches until four months ago. Morphine was used for pain as doctors decided to amputate the remaining leg to save his life.
Yale seniors have completed filming Henry Fielding's Tom Jones, the Purity Players first motion picture. The first showing is Sunday night in Sprague hall. W. M. Hinkle directs, with camera work by & W Childs and Carson Taylor. Filming occurred in New Haven New York City and Norfolk. Childs organized the producing group.
Mrs Alice Frazier of South Horicon in the Adirondacks was arrested on a murder charge. Stephen Baker, alleged to be the woman's paramour, was held as a suspect after an investigation into the death of Byron Frester, the husband. Mrs Frazier is said to have admitted the act.
District Attorney Beckwith reports a wife caused death by poison in her husband’s wine. The farmer died Sunday. autopsy found poison in his stomach. Two years earlier Mrs Frasier was named co respondent in a divorce suit Baker filed against his wife. the divorce was granted.
New York June 8. Associated Press says headphones linked to a microphone transmitted testimony to William V. Rowe at the trial over his wife’s will in New York Court of Appeals due to his deafness. Rowe, once a prominent New York attorney and associate of Joseph H. Choate, defends a suit involving the 230000 dollar estate.
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